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-rw-r--r--include/linux/rcutiny.h6
-rw-r--r--include/linux/rcutree.h2
-rw-r--r--kernel/rcutree_plugin.h66
-rw-r--r--kernel/time/tick-sched.c7
4 files changed, 54 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/rcutiny.h b/include/linux/rcutiny.h
index adb5e5a38cae..854dc4c5c271 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcutiny.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcutiny.h
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ static inline void kfree_call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head,
#ifdef CONFIG_TINY_RCU
-static inline int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu)
+static inline int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu, unsigned long *delta_jiffies)
{
+ *delta_jiffies = ULONG_MAX;
return 0;
}
@@ -96,8 +97,9 @@ static inline int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu)
int rcu_preempt_needs_cpu(void);
-static inline int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu)
+static inline int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu, unsigned long *delta_jiffies)
{
+ *delta_jiffies = ULONG_MAX;
return rcu_preempt_needs_cpu();
}
diff --git a/include/linux/rcutree.h b/include/linux/rcutree.h
index 3c6083cde4fc..952b79339304 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcutree.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcutree.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
extern void rcu_init(void);
extern void rcu_note_context_switch(int cpu);
-extern int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu);
+extern int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu, unsigned long *delta_jiffies);
extern void rcu_cpu_stall_reset(void);
/*
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
index 6bd9637d5d83..5271a020887e 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
@@ -1886,8 +1886,9 @@ static void __cpuinit rcu_prepare_kthreads(int cpu)
* Because we not have RCU_FAST_NO_HZ, just check whether this CPU needs
* any flavor of RCU.
*/
-int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu)
+int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu, unsigned long *delta_jiffies)
{
+ *delta_jiffies = ULONG_MAX;
return rcu_cpu_has_callbacks(cpu);
}
@@ -1963,28 +1964,6 @@ static void rcu_idle_count_callbacks_posted(void)
#define RCU_IDLE_LAZY_GP_DELAY (6 * HZ) /* Roughly six seconds. */
/*
- * Allow the CPU to enter dyntick-idle mode if either: (1) There are no
- * callbacks on this CPU, (2) this CPU has not yet attempted to enter
- * dyntick-idle mode, or (3) this CPU is in the process of attempting to
- * enter dyntick-idle mode. Otherwise, if we have recently tried and failed
- * to enter dyntick-idle mode, we refuse to try to enter it. After all,
- * it is better to incur scheduling-clock interrupts than to spin
- * continuously for the same time duration!
- */
-int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu)
-{
- struct rcu_dynticks *rdtp = &per_cpu(rcu_dynticks, cpu);
-
- /* Flag a new idle sojourn to the idle-entry state machine. */
- rdtp->idle_first_pass = 1;
- /* If no callbacks, RCU doesn't need the CPU. */
- if (!rcu_cpu_has_callbacks(cpu))
- return 0;
- /* Otherwise, RCU needs the CPU only if it recently tried and failed. */
- return rdtp->dyntick_holdoff == jiffies;
-}
-
-/*
* Does the specified flavor of RCU have non-lazy callbacks pending on
* the specified CPU? Both RCU flavor and CPU are specified by the
* rcu_data structure.
@@ -2027,6 +2006,47 @@ static bool rcu_cpu_has_nonlazy_callbacks(int cpu)
}
/*
+ * Allow the CPU to enter dyntick-idle mode if either: (1) There are no
+ * callbacks on this CPU, (2) this CPU has not yet attempted to enter
+ * dyntick-idle mode, or (3) this CPU is in the process of attempting to
+ * enter dyntick-idle mode. Otherwise, if we have recently tried and failed
+ * to enter dyntick-idle mode, we refuse to try to enter it. After all,
+ * it is better to incur scheduling-clock interrupts than to spin
+ * continuously for the same time duration!
+ *
+ * The delta_jiffies argument is used to store the time when RCU is
+ * going to need the CPU again if it still has callbacks. The reason
+ * for this is that rcu_prepare_for_idle() might need to post a timer,
+ * but if so, it will do so after tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick() has set
+ * the wakeup time for this CPU. This means that RCU's timer can be
+ * delayed until the wakeup time, which defeats the purpose of posting
+ * a timer.
+ */
+int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu, unsigned long *delta_jiffies)
+{
+ struct rcu_dynticks *rdtp = &per_cpu(rcu_dynticks, cpu);
+
+ /* Flag a new idle sojourn to the idle-entry state machine. */
+ rdtp->idle_first_pass = 1;
+ /* If no callbacks, RCU doesn't need the CPU. */
+ if (!rcu_cpu_has_callbacks(cpu)) {
+ *delta_jiffies = ULONG_MAX;
+ return 0;
+ }
+ if (rdtp->dyntick_holdoff == jiffies) {
+ /* RCU recently tried and failed, so don't try again. */
+ *delta_jiffies = 1;
+ return 1;
+ }
+ /* Set up for the possibility that RCU will post a timer. */
+ if (rcu_cpu_has_nonlazy_callbacks(cpu))
+ *delta_jiffies = RCU_IDLE_GP_DELAY;
+ else
+ *delta_jiffies = RCU_IDLE_LAZY_GP_DELAY;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*
* Handler for smp_call_function_single(). The only point of this
* handler is to wake the CPU up, so the handler does only tracing.
*/
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index 6a3a5b9ff561..52f5ebbd443b 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_cpu_iowait_time_us);
static void tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(struct tick_sched *ts)
{
unsigned long seq, last_jiffies, next_jiffies, delta_jiffies;
+ unsigned long rcu_delta_jiffies;
ktime_t last_update, expires, now;
struct clock_event_device *dev = __get_cpu_var(tick_cpu_device).evtdev;
u64 time_delta;
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ static void tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(struct tick_sched *ts)
time_delta = timekeeping_max_deferment();
} while (read_seqretry(&xtime_lock, seq));
- if (rcu_needs_cpu(cpu) || printk_needs_cpu(cpu) ||
+ if (rcu_needs_cpu(cpu, &rcu_delta_jiffies) || printk_needs_cpu(cpu) ||
arch_needs_cpu(cpu)) {
next_jiffies = last_jiffies + 1;
delta_jiffies = 1;
@@ -330,6 +331,10 @@ static void tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(struct tick_sched *ts)
/* Get the next timer wheel timer */
next_jiffies = get_next_timer_interrupt(last_jiffies);
delta_jiffies = next_jiffies - last_jiffies;
+ if (rcu_delta_jiffies < delta_jiffies) {
+ next_jiffies = last_jiffies + rcu_delta_jiffies;
+ delta_jiffies = rcu_delta_jiffies;
+ }
}
/*
* Do not stop the tick, if we are only one off